Link to Arrows SZD Glider: shrsl.com/46y95 Use Code GBLynden for $10 Off Arrows & FMS Planes & Parts The links in this description are affiliate links. They give me a small commission on sales which helps support the channel and keep it independent: www.amazon.com/shop/gblyndensrc Receiver Used: amzn.to/47H4tyP Visit www.gblynden.com/ to learn more about the hobby! Thanks to John for recording this flight for me. Here is a link to his RUclips Channel: ruclips.net/user/JohnVH541
Hey Ryan! Great maiden flight and description of what you and the planes were doing! The plane and price point are fantastic for this plane! I really need to get the night Radian and 2m Opterra out for a spin! Great camerawork by John as well, that what the pole said lol! Thumbs up! Cheers!
Hahaha thanks Fred! And yes, you need to get out and fly those for sure. Do not throw your Optera with the prop going near your fingers. Go with a wing toss instead while in SAFE mode. Let me see if I can find a video showing my buddy Shawn doing that.
I've had mine 2-3 weeks now and love it. This is a great entry level glider. Its definitely not the hot/warm liner that a Conscendo is. I put a 3S 1300 in it and can fly 30-60 minutes. 10-20 seconds of power puts you at 300-400 feet and it takes 5-10 minutes to come down if you like. You can fly it like a sport glider and make the battery only last 5 minutes if you like but thats not what it does best. I put a lawn chair out and sit back and relax. Its a very calm plane.
Thank you JCB! I show exactly where I placed the battery at the end of the video. I was in the middlish forward of the CG and it worked out great. I could have even moved it forward just a hair now that I think about it. Have you flown yours yet? 👊🏻💥👊🏻
@@GBLynden Howdy GB, When the winds real angry I chuck out the CG an add a tonne of Lead up front! Ahahahaahhhaha! Wish Our Piss Weak Dollar and Shipping at the same price as the Plane would flip back to Obama Days when it was cheaper for Us down here to buy a pair of Reebok re-issue Pumps from New Yoik than from a local shop? Our Man, GB.
@@GBLynden Vietnam, My Dad Flew Bonanzas for Your CIA over Cambrodia, Momma said Your Daddy loved You but couldn't take Us with Him back to the states, Ahhhhhhahhhhhhaaa! Just Kidding GB.
@@GBLynden haven't flown it yet. I saw where your battery was, but I just checked and I was using the mid point of the recommended CG. If I use the 45mm min. CG recommended, it is OK....thanks...
I spent this whole morning Gliding off My Local Cliff I never knew existed till a month ago. Gliding Paradise, It can be fast an Psycho or super flow. Im so hooked on di Sheeeeeeeeee. Beauty Wild Bill, love from Oz Matey!
I love this plane still getting used to a glider here is flat East Central Florida. I got 20 minutes of flight on a 3S 1800 and still had 43% left. You commented on trimming. I try to trim th I mix some down elevator in with my throttle but do not turn it on till after launch. The plane will pitch up quite a bit with full throttle. I am considering putting in a negative throttle expo as it seems around half throttle I start to get some response. This plane can be hard to see as it is almost all white so I painted the top wing tips with fluorescent orange and put a wide dark blue strip on the bottom wings. Makes it big difference.
Thanks Steve! I have had good luck using the wingtips for orientation, but many will benefit from do what you did too. I am not much for throttle mixes, but I do have different trims set in to the flight modes and I can dynamically set them. That really helps when flying EDF Jets too 👊🏻💥👊🏻
@@GBLynden So, better than a Radian?...how about a comparison to the Conscendo? Pros vs Cons? If it's close, then the flaps and the landing wheel will lean me this way
Enjoyed it on a couple counts, one not the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or even 4th "maiden",. Second a glider shown gliding whereas most are on power without showing the glide. Though program in some camber to both aileron and flaps instead of using flaps in glide mode.
@@GBLynden Nothing wrong with you my friend - just me, being "Karen", bitching because lack of flying ..😉😜 P.S. God knows what I saw, sitting in chair and watching video - maybe just my old fears - please test following for your self .. At 2:50 - this model is so nice - you only lost height in that sharp turn .. (or you flying and trimming well, if you wanted that sharp turn - it’s hard to conclude just by watching the video.. 🙃 ) If it was my old MPX Cularis, my princess - it will start crying and immediately collapse to tip stall - if you use just a tiny bit more of ailerons .. (especially with half or more flaps ..) I keep old lady just for that reason - to remind me of using rudder .. Try turns with just ailerons (at height, please), then coordinated with ail and rudder and then just with small rudder inputs - and see how this works for you .. (always with delicate inputs on elevator - as needed ..) Try to fly "pancake 8" - losing as little height as possible in turns - excellent exercise even for sport flying .. And all of that - with diff flap settings .. On various gliders - just a 2 to 3 degrees of down flap - (maybe max 5 on "foamies") - is usually enough for "thermal" or "milking the glide" .. Opposite - even a degree less, of up flap - will give you penetration in winds or escape from downdrafts .. Half or more flap - I use just on final, straight - descent for landing .. (Lastly, you can set up "crow" - for real braking and short landings ..) All of this "old fart" babbling is just for gliding portion - in aerobatics - keep more energy and height - and fly the hell of model - as it allows you .. 😉
I was going to tell you about some linkage covers for the Ailerons etc. if your interested. They work for any linkage that might be for a belly lander. The part is for the *Arrows Viper* PN# AHAL107...$2 ...I cut the tabs off and foam tac them...great protection for those servo arms...listed on HZ/parts...
Link to Arrows SZD Glider: shrsl.com/46y95 Use Code GBLynden for $10 Off Arrows & FMS Planes & Parts
The links in this description are affiliate links. They give me a small commission on sales which helps support the channel and keep it independent: www.amazon.com/shop/gblyndensrc
Receiver Used: amzn.to/47H4tyP
Visit www.gblynden.com/ to learn more about the hobby!
Thanks to John for recording this flight for me. Here is a link to his RUclips Channel: ruclips.net/user/JohnVH541
Nothing better than powered gliders!!! I have the Phoenix EVO 2600mm which will stay up about 35 minutes! Love them. Great flight Ryan!
I agree my friend and this one is very underrated 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Nice job blokes 👍 Going to have to get one of these for the Aussie summer.🦘
Thank you bro! You will enjoy it for sure 👊🏻💥👊🏻
I'm so hooked on Gliding,
Ive a Horeshoe Headland that calls out to Me everytime the Wind Howls!
Beauty GB, can't get enough of this RC Gig.
Thank you Jono! I feel the same way brother 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Nice bud! Looks like fun.
Thank you Adam! I am excited to take it out and enjoy it again soon 👊🏻💥👊🏻
That pole drove me nuts lol
Me too ✋
LOL! You don’t like those poles for a lot of reasons Roy!
@@GBLynden Certainly have found out why when they keep stepping in front of your flight path.
Amazing video! Perfect blend of walk through and flying. Love this bird!
Thank you brother! I am happy I can wholeheartedly recommend this glider to my friends 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Flys great super smooth. I like the battery compartment and the sweet little spot for the reciever. Awesome job bro ✌✌👊👊
Thank you Roy! 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Cool glider and nice demo, I like the winglets and wing shape!
Thank you Mike! It really is a winner 👊🏻💥👊🏻
WOW WHAT A RELAXING FLYING PLANE. THANKS FOR POSTING GB
Thank you Mike! I am excited to fly it again soon 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Hey Ryan! Great maiden flight and description of what you and the planes were doing! The plane and price point are fantastic for this plane! I really need to get the night Radian and 2m Opterra out for a spin! Great camerawork by John as well, that what the pole said lol! Thumbs up! Cheers!
Hahaha thanks Fred! And yes, you need to get out and fly those for sure. Do not throw your Optera with the prop going near your fingers. Go with a wing toss instead while in SAFE mode. Let me see if I can find a video showing my buddy Shawn doing that.
ruclips.net/video/tzhxzjKsZcM/видео.html this doesn’t have the wing tip toss, but it is still a fun video lol
No twitchy parts - good shooting, John!!! Nice job, Ryan!
Thank you Bill! 👊🏻💥👊🏻
I've had mine 2-3 weeks now and love it. This is a great entry level glider. Its definitely not the hot/warm liner that a Conscendo is. I put a 3S 1300 in it and can fly 30-60 minutes. 10-20 seconds of power puts you at 300-400 feet and it takes 5-10 minutes to come down if you like. You can fly it like a sport glider and make the battery only last 5 minutes if you like but thats not what it does best.
I put a lawn chair out and sit back and relax. Its a very calm plane.
I an really glad you are loving yours my friend! I need to get out and fly mine some more 👊🏻💥👊🏻
I just recently acquired a 2 meter Sport Glider. I'm hooked on these Sport Gliders. Nice flight demonstration. See you in the Air!
Thank you sir and have fun with your new glider! 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Thats it, seen enough, just bought!
Congrats! You won’t be sad you bought it 👊🏻💥👊🏻
NIIIIIIIIICE! 😁👍
Thank you Dave! 👊🏻💥👊🏻
great flight ! beautiful, just floating...where's your CG. I have to shove my 2200 all the way to the rear . Were you nose heavy? thanks...
Thank you JCB! I show exactly where I placed the battery at the end of the video. I was in the middlish forward of the CG and it worked out great. I could have even moved it forward just a hair now that I think about it. Have you flown yours yet? 👊🏻💥👊🏻
@@GBLynden Howdy GB, When the winds real angry I chuck out the CG an add a tonne of Lead up front!
Ahahahaahhhaha! Wish Our Piss Weak Dollar and Shipping at the same price as the Plane would flip back to Obama Days when it was cheaper for Us down here to buy a pair of Reebok re-issue Pumps from New Yoik than from a local shop?
Our Man, GB.
Thanks Jono! Where are you from?
@@GBLynden Vietnam, My Dad Flew Bonanzas for Your CIA over Cambrodia, Momma said Your Daddy loved You but couldn't take Us with Him back to the states, Ahhhhhhahhhhhhaaa!
Just Kidding GB.
@@GBLynden haven't flown it yet. I saw where your battery was, but I just checked and I was using the mid point of the recommended CG. If I use the 45mm min. CG recommended, it is OK....thanks...
Nice job GB.
Thank you Norm! 👊🏻💥👊🏻
My kind of flying right there 👍. Sit down and get a drink 🥃
Thank you Wild Bill! I was surprised I had so much left in the pack when I got home 👊🏻💥👊🏻
I spent this whole morning Gliding off My Local Cliff I never knew existed till a month ago.
Gliding Paradise, It can be fast an Psycho or super flow.
Im so hooked on di Sheeeeeeeeee.
Beauty Wild Bill, love from Oz Matey!
👊🏻💥👊🏻
Looks like a good Flyzone Calypso replacement.
It is for sure, though I would call it a significant upgrade 👊🏻💥👊🏻
I love this plane still getting used to a glider here is flat East Central Florida. I got 20 minutes of flight on a 3S 1800 and still had 43% left.
You commented on trimming. I try to trim th
I mix some down elevator in with my throttle but do not turn it on till after launch. The plane will pitch up quite a bit with full throttle. I am considering putting in a negative throttle expo as it seems around half throttle I start to get some response.
This plane can be hard to see as it is almost all white so I painted the top wing tips with fluorescent orange and put a wide dark blue strip on the bottom wings. Makes it big difference.
Thanks Steve! I have had good luck using the wingtips for orientation, but many will benefit from do what you did too. I am not much for throttle mixes, but I do have different trims set in to the flight modes and I can dynamically set them. That really helps when flying EDF Jets too 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Conscendo with Winglets?
Not really. This is like a better performing Radian 👊🏻💥👊🏻
@@GBLynden arrows is good quality? Never heard about them until recently.
They are shockingly good quality. Not a bubble on any of the decals I have seen so far, they fly great, and the engineering is very good.
@@GBLynden So, better than a Radian?...how about a comparison to the Conscendo? Pros vs Cons? If it's close, then the flaps and the landing wheel will lean me this way
Great job brother, thank you.
Thank you very much Bro! 👊🏻💥👊🏻
How does it float compared to a Radian?
Great question! It seems like this one floats better and with more control with the flaps. Let me know if you have other questions too 👊🏻💥👊🏻
Enjoyed it on a couple counts, one not the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or even 4th "maiden",. Second a glider shown gliding whereas most are on power without showing the glide.
Though program in some camber to both aileron and flaps instead of using flaps in glide mode.
Thank you for watching and commenting 👊🏻💥👊🏻
👍👍😊
P.S.
Use that rudder more .. 😉
I will need to go back and watch this to see what I did wrong on this maiden flight 😜
@@GBLynden Nothing wrong with you my friend - just me, being "Karen", bitching because lack of flying ..😉😜
P.S.
God knows what I saw, sitting in chair and watching video - maybe just my old fears - please test following for your self ..
At 2:50 - this model is so nice - you only lost height in that sharp turn ..
(or you flying and trimming well, if you wanted that sharp turn - it’s hard to conclude just by watching the video.. 🙃 )
If it was my old MPX Cularis, my princess - it will start crying and immediately collapse to tip stall - if you use just a tiny bit more of ailerons ..
(especially with half or more flaps ..)
I keep old lady just for that reason - to remind me of using rudder ..
Try turns with just ailerons (at height, please), then coordinated with ail and rudder and then just with small rudder inputs
- and see how this works for you .. (always with delicate inputs on elevator - as needed ..)
Try to fly "pancake 8" - losing as little height as possible in turns - excellent exercise even for sport flying ..
And all of that - with diff flap settings ..
On various gliders - just a 2 to 3 degrees of down flap - (maybe max 5 on "foamies") - is usually enough for "thermal" or "milking the glide" ..
Opposite - even a degree less, of up flap - will give you penetration in winds or escape from downdrafts ..
Half or more flap - I use just on final, straight - descent for landing ..
(Lastly, you can set up "crow" - for real braking and short landings ..)
All of this "old fart" babbling is just for gliding portion - in aerobatics - keep more energy and height - and fly the hell of model - as it allows you .. 😉
What a great write-up my friend! 👊🏻💥👊🏻
If you fly without wheels takeoff, fly by hand, how much throttle do you run, 100 percent or what percent
About 70% throttle seems to be about perfect 😎
@@GBLynden ok thanks u
I was going to tell you about some linkage covers for the Ailerons etc. if your interested. They work for any linkage that might be for a belly lander. The part is for the *Arrows Viper* PN# AHAL107...$2 ...I cut the tabs off and foam tac them...great protection for those servo arms...listed on HZ/parts...
Thanks for the tip! Bro! Mine is holding up well, but it never hurts to beef things up :)
thanks, gonna get those for a couple planes.
Are the servos included and attached
Yes sir! I made and unboxing video for this plane that should be on the end screen 👊🏻💥👊🏻